Senior IT Project Manager (Web3)

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Planning and Strategy:
• Design detailed project plans that align with client needs and corporate objectives.
• Implement tailored product planning that reflect the company's goals and client expectations, ensuring adaptability across multiple projects.
• Create and implement product strategies for new projects, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Optimize existing strategies to improve project efficiency and meet evolving client needs.
• Monitoring of project financial indicators.

Milestone and Timeline Management:

• Set precise milestones and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring they align with project objectives.
• Conduct regular sprint planning, review, and retrospective - meetings to ensure progress is continuously tracked and timelines remain on course.
• Reassess project schedules in response to changing requirements and resource allocations.

Technical Oversight:

• Provide partial technical direction, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and technical specifications.
• Facilitate technical discussions to preempt and resolve challenges, unblock teams, and enhance delivery speed.

Client Interaction and Satisfaction:

• Serve as the main point of contact for clients, giving them regular progress updates and effectively managing expectations.
• Lead client meetings to gather actionable feedback and translate it into practical improvements.
• Deliver project updates to clients, clearly articulating progress and any modifications.

Cross-Project Management:

• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring seamless transitions and consistent output.
• Identify opportunities for cross-project collaboration to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practice discussions using wikis, internal blogs, or knowledge base software like Notion or Confluence.

Workflow Optimization:

• Establish workflows tailored to each project's specific requirements, utilizing best practices and suitable tools.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives, refining processes to remove inefficiencies, eliminate bottlenecks, and enhance delivery speed.
• Design systems that streamline project tracking, making project progress clearer and more transparent for the entire team.

Team Collaboration and Communication:

• Foster a culture of transparent communication using regular team meetings, async updates, and collaboration platforms like Slack.
• Empower team autonomy by providing clear objectives and guidelines, using tools like OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) or SMART goals.
• Facilitate a structured approach to conflict resolution, ensuring effective collaboration and quick resolution of interpersonal challenges.

Risk Management and Reporting:

• Anticipate risks early on and establish mitigation strategies to reduce the impact on project timelines and outcomes.
• Provide the CEO and CTO with comprehensive reports on project status, risks, and resource needs.

You will ideally have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering or related field; or a background in Software Engineering.
• Proven experience managing complex projects in a fast-paced environment, preferably in Web3/Blockchain Technology.
• Servant leadership style, excellent communication, and high EQ.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in an ambiguous, dynamic and collaborative team environment.
• 5+ years of experience working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working for a distributed organization who value async communication. Deep understanding of agile methodologies and their application in a dynamic environment.
• Experience in, and passion for, blockchain technology.

Bonus Points:

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects, and handling cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrable passion for blockchain and decentralized technologies.
• Any Professional certifications related to project management

Compensation and Benefits:

• Top-market salary, discussed individually based on experience.
• Fully remote work within GMT—GMT+2.
• 16 paid working days of annual leave, 8 paid public holidays, and 5 paid sick days per year, plus an additional 15 working days of unpaid leave.
• English lessons coverage.
• Bonus system based on performance and closed positions.
• A flexible, remote-friendly environment with real opportunities to grow into a Lead of the recruitment function and build your own processes and team.

Hiring Process:

• Initial Interview: Conducted by a hiring manager to assess general fit, covering basic qualifications, interest, and experience.
• Technical Interview: A deep dive into the candidate’s technical expertise with the CTO, focusing on blockchain technologies, product management methodologies, and problem-solving skills.